ampulla

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ampulla
    n 1: the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the
         semicircular canals of the ear
    2: a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or
       oils

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ampulla \Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. {Ampull[ae]}. [L. ]
   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles
      and bellying out like a jug.
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   2. (Eccl.)
      (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
      (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or
          coronation is kept. --Shipley.
          [1913 Webster]

   3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle,
      as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the
      dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.
      [1913 Webster]